New York City Police Department

City of New York Police Department
Common name	New York City Police Department
Abbreviation	NYPD
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Motto	Fidelis ad Mortem (Latin) "Faithful unto Death"
Agency Overview
Formed	May 23, 1845; 179 years ago (1845-05-23)
Employees	50,676[1]
Annual Budget	US$5.4 b (2022)[2]
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction)	City of [[New York City, New York|New York City, New York ]], United States
Size	468.484 sq mi (1,213.37 km2)
Population	8,468,190 (2021)[3]
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction.
General nature	Local civilian police See also Police
Operational Structure
Headquarters	One Police Plaza, Lower Manhattan
Police Officers	Approximately 36,000 [1]
Civilian Employees	Approximately 19,000 [1]
Police Commissioner responsible	Edward Caban
Agency executives	Tania Kinsella, First Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey Maddrey, Chief of Department
Units	List of units Auxiliary police Emergency service Highway patrol Housing bureau Major case squad School safety Transportation bureau Detectives Bureau Information Technology Bureau
Facilities
Commands	77 precincts[4] 12 transit districts 9 housing police service areas
Police vehicles	9,624[5]
Police boats	29[6]
Helicopters	8
Horses	45
K-9 units	34
Website
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/index.page

The New York City Police Department (NYPD), started in 1844, is the largest police force in the United States. There are currently 37,838 Uniformed Police Personnel, 4,500 Auxiliary Police Personnel and 5,000 School Safety Agents.^[source?] It is the police force that serves the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD was one of the first "modern" style police departments in the United States with the Boston Police Department.^[7] The NYPD uses a color of the day to allow uniformed officers to recognize undercover officers to prevent accidental shootings.^[8]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Report to the Committees on Finance and Public Safety on the Fiscal 2022 Executive Budget for the New York Police Department" (PDF). New York City Council. 11 May 2021. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. ↑ "Report of the Finance Division on the Fiscal 2022 Preliminary Budget and the Fiscal 2021 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report for the New York Police Department" (PDF). council.nyc.gov. 16 March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
3. ↑ "QuickFacts: New York city, New York". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
4. ↑ "Find Your Precinct and Sector - NYPD". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
5. ↑ "Fleet Report - Mayor's Office of Operations". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
6. ↑ "NYPD Crew: Meet the Mechanics Who Keep Police Cars, Boats, and Helicopters Alive". Popular Mechanics. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
7. ↑ "History.com".
8. ↑ Krauss, Clifford (24 August 1994). "Subway Chaos: Officer Firing at Officer". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-05-10.